Technological trajectories as moderators of firm-level determinants of innovation

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Innovation in the Manufacturing Sector: The Case of Serbia

“…Precisely, firms from the high-tech industries (e.g., pharmaceutical, chemicals, and electrics) had intensive innovation activities than the firms from low-tech industries (e.g., wearing apparel, manufacture of furniture). Some of the studies revealed positive correlation between innovation and collaboration with customers, competitors, consultant or universities (Kaufmann & Tödtling, 2001;Souitaris, 2002) that supported the evolutionary perspective of the innovation process (Dosi, Freeman, Nelson, Silverberg, & Soete, 1988;Kaufmann & Tödtling, 2001). Certain high-tech firms track results of collaboration by comparing time to market for in-house and partnered product development (Linder, Jarvenpaa, & Davenport, 2003).…”

“…Several factors have been analyzed in the previous literature. Based on extensive review of empirical articles, a conceptual model has been proposed (see Since the late 1960s, organizational theorists have been tried to identify the distinguishing characteristics of innovative organizations at the firm-level (Souitaris, 2002). Firm size has been viewed as an explanatory variable of innovating behavior by many authors (Schumpeter, 1942;Stock, Greis, & Fischer, 2002; Cassiman, 1999;Greve, 2003;Tsai, 2001).…”

“…Other study maintained that the foreign ownership had negative effect on innovation due to lack of research and development (R&D) function (Love & Roper, 2001). One of the most important influencing factors of innovation is high educated, technically qualified and experienced staff (Freel, 2003;Souitaris, 2002;Dobni, 2006).…”

The Individual’s Influence on Low-Technology Innovation: A Critical Realism Based Case Study on North-West Pakistan’s Marble Sector

“…Determinants of innovation are influenced by a number of 'moderating conditions that include (1) firm size, (2) industrial sector the firm belongs to and (3) the environment of the country where the sector and its constituent firm exists (Souitaris, 2002;1999). Becheikh, Landry, and Amara (2006) review empirical innovation studies on manufacturing sectors from 1993-2003 and provide a list of 'internal variables'.…”

Propuesta De Un Modelo De Gestión De Ideas Adaptado a Las Características Organizativas Y De Innovación De Las Empresas. El Caso De La Comarca De La Safor

“…Empirical level has contrasted how various aspects of organizational structure affect innovation, as the existence of work teams (Chiesa et al, 1996;Rothwell, 1992;Souitaris, 2002) A priori, we could think the concepts of flexibility and structure contradict. There is a consensus on the fact that when managing individuals detailing a series of defensive routines or precise standards, organizations are less flexible (Silva & Pontet, 2010).…”